2/4 Lights Not Loading

[Shard]

As stated before, Lua now loads all the lights in Leadwerks.

 

I've found that directional and ambient lights are not loading automatically. Even though the point and spot work just fine without the need for processing.

 

I've also tried to load them using a Process Scene but it doesn't recognize any of the class names.

 

//Directional light
	else if (classname=="light_directional") 
	{
		light=CreateDirectionalLight(this->level->GetScene());
		SetEntityMatrix(light,GetEntityMatrix(entity));
		CopyEntityKeys(entity,light);
		HideEntity(entity);
		entity=light;
	}

 

Am I doing something wrong or is something up with the engine?

[AndyGFX]

You have to create ini file for this two entities with your default values.

[Shard]

You have to create ini file for this two entities with your default values.

 

A what?

 

Do I need to parse them in code and then interpret them myself?

[AndyGFX]

When you look inside folder Models/Entities/Light, you have ini file only for Point and Spot light, for Ambient and Directional misssing.

When you need parse classname like above - create missing ini file light_directional.ini and light_ambient.in with classname="light_directional" and classname="light_ambient".

 

 

 

 

Note: Because you have scene created with this lights, you need fix (add classname to entity in sbx file) manualy or remove it and drag to scene again, then will be classname added to scene.

[Shard]

When you look inside folder Models/Entities/Light, you have ini file only for Point and Spot light, for Ambient and Directional misssing.

When you need parse classname like above - create missing ini file light_directional.ini and light_ambient.in with classname="light_directional" and classname="light_ambient".

 

 

 

 

Note: Because you have scene created with this lights, you need fix (add classname to entity in sbx file) manualy or remove it and drag to scene again, then will be classname added to scene.

 

 

Thanks for replying, AndyGFX.

 

Three questions.

1) The ini file is just a text doc with a different extension, right?

2) What are the default values I should put in the ini file?

3) I'm having a little trouble parsing the name: http://leadwerks.com/werkspace/index.php?/topic/274-parsing-from-a-scene-with-2-3-editor/page__gopid__2351entry2351

[macklebee]

Three questions.

1) The ini file is just a text doc with a different extension, right?

2) What are the default values I should put in the ini file?

3) I'm having a little trouble parsing the name: http://leadwerks.com/werkspace/index.php?/topic/274-parsing-from-a-scene-with-2-3-editor/page__gopid__2351entry2351

 

1) yes

2) add this and save as light_directional.ini inside the folder for the directional light gmf:

color=255,255,255,255
intensity=1
range=10
resolution=2
linearoffset=0.31,0.4,0.7
shadowdistance=6.0,20.0,100.0
inversesquarefalloff=1

3) answered it already

[Shard]

1) yes

2) add this and save as light_directional.ini inside the folder for the directional light gmf:

color=255,255,255,255
intensity=1
range=10
resolution=2
linearoffset=0.31,0.4,0.7
shadowdistance=6.0,20.0,100.0
inversesquarefalloff=1

3) answered it already

 

 

Thanks, macklebee.

 

After doing as you said, I ran the program and got a shadow rendering error which a Frapped for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6yd85tgP70

[macklebee]

After doing as you said, I ran the program and got a shadow rendering error which a Frapped for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6yd85tgP70

 

You need to adjust your shadowdistance, shadowmapsize, and possible the shadowoffset. Play with the numbers until you get something that works for you... but essentially, what you see in the Editor should be what you are getting in your program.

[macklebee]

what you need to do is delete all of your lights in your scene and recreate them... there could be an issue of older stuff conflicting with the newer INI config settings...

[Marleys Ghost]

Using the code on this Thread

 

DL, Spot, Directional and ambient all parsed and loaded with loadscene:

 

[macklebee]

Using the code on this Thread

 

DL, Spot, Directional and ambient all parsed and loaded with loadscene:

 

 

hehe... this is your post shard! someone's not reading very closely

[Shard]

You need to adjust your shadowdistance, shadowmapsize, and possible the shadowoffset. Play with the numbers until you get something that works for you... but essentially, what you see in the Editor should be what you are getting in your program.

 

Can I get an example of the values you generally use?

[Shard]

Using the code on this Thread

 

DL, Spot, Directional and ambient all parsed and loaded with loadscene:

 

 

 

hehe... this is your post shard! someone's not reading very closely

 

 

I did exactly as that code said but the directional light didn't appear until I created the ini file.

 

The problem now is figuring out why the shadows are doing what they are doing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6yd85tgP70

[macklebee]

Can I get an example of the values you generally use?

 

so far the settings in the ini file i gave you seem to be working just fine for me... you could try using the values found in the wiki explanation examples for SetShadowmap/SetShadowdistancce etc... and see if those work out better for you...

[Shard]

what you need to do is delete all of your lights in your scene and recreate them... there could be an issue of older stuff conflicting with the newer INI config settings...

 

 

Nope, didn't help.